Robert Glenn Ketchum is a world-renowned photographer, conservationist and author. For 40 years his imagery and books have helped to define contemporary color photography. At the same time both he and his work have passionately and successfully addressed critical environmental issues. Dedication to the natural world, particularly within North America, has earned him numerous awards and critical acclaim including: American Photo magazine’s “100 most importa...

I set out to document the experience of life in a subsistence culture. Through my work I wanted to see how living close to the environment would shape people in their relationships with each other and with the land. I have always tried to make sure that my photographs would be used in a way that would support the Yup’iks concern for the environment and their culture. I realize that I have responded most to people at their best, looking for moments when the people I ...

For more than 9,000 years the natives of Alaska have been stewards to one of the most incredible ecosystems on the planet. Living harmoniously with the land, they have maintained a subsistence lifestyle that has protected their diverse habitat. For generations the indigenous peoples have supported themselves with a sustainable economy by relying upon a rich, renewable resource the salmon population to continue their way of life. Torn between the desire to preserve thei...